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What's The Problem With Rushing the Football?

In the 5 games we lost last year, we ran the ball 20 times on average.

In the 12 games we won, we rushed the ball 28 times on average.

Seems like being able to run the ball effectively supports winning. I get the circumstances are different in the games you win versus lose in general. But being able to run the ball in general has value.

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Originally Posted by flippy

In the 5 games we lost last year, we ran the ball 20 times on average.

In the 12 games we won, we rushed the ball 28 times on average.

Seems like being able to run the ball effectively supports winning. I get the circumstances are different in the games you win versus lose in general. But being able to run the ball in general has value.

Everyone wants to run the ball effectively but that does not mean rushing the ball more.

So people want to give Redman and company more touches and then bitch about 21st scoring offense??? Wow...

Giving ball to Redman is not going to turn this Steelers team into offensive jaugernaut. Play to its strength and keep running the ball for the sake of it.

Biggest Problem with Offense and BA was more often than not offense went into a shell as soon as they took lead. Not only it screws the rhythm on the offense it even cools of your QB arm.

Keep throwing the ball if it is working. No need to play Marty-Ball. If defense runs out of gas and makes their stats look bad well tough luck.

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Everyone wants to run the ball effectively but that does not mean rushing the ball more.

So people want to give Redman and company more touches and then bitch about 21st scoring offense??? Wow...

Giving ball to Redman is not going to turn this Steelers team into offensive jaugernaut. Play to its strength and keep running the ball for the sake of it.

Biggest Problem with Offense and BA was more often than not offense went into a shell as soon as they took lead. Not only it screws the rhythm on the offense it even cools of your QB arm.

Keep throwing the ball if it is working. No need to play Marty-Ball. If defense runs out of gas and makes their stats look bad well tough luck.

Running the ball got us back in the Denver game last year... If we ran on that last 3rd down in Denver territory instead of passing and getting the ball knocked out of Ben's hands who knows, we may have been in FG territory.

Giving the ball to Redman more often will definitely turn us into an offensive juggernaut. We will have more 3rd and 3's vs 3rd and 9's which will force the D to play run or pass. Ben is deadly with PA and with a chain mover like Redman you will see Ben flourish in the passing game.

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Originally Posted by feltdizz

Running the ball got us back in the Denver game last year... If we ran on that last 3rd down in Denver territory instead of passing and getting the ball knocked out of Ben's hands who knows, we may have been in FG territory.

Giving the ball to Redman more often will definitely turn us into an offensive juggernaut. We will have more 3rd and 3's vs 3rd and 9's which will force the D to play run or pass. Ben is deadly with PA and with a chain mover like Redman you will see Ben flourish in the passing game.

Steelers were down by 2 scores by 3rdQ. Its easier to run the ball when Defense is geared to stop the pass.

Steelers run 60% of the time on 1st down so if Steelers are 3rd and long who is to blame for it?? Mendy or Ben??